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Pakistan frees 220 Indian fishermen

​Pakistan had freed 220 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture amid tension over cross-border fire exchanges in recent weeks, state radio reported on Sunday.

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S. Korea declares de-facto end of MERS outbreak

South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Tuesday declared the de-facto end of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome outbreak as all MERS suspects were freed from quarantine amid no reports of new contagion cases for more than three weeks.

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Myanmar says to release all remaining political prisoners in year-end

The Myanmar government on Tuesday announced release of all remaining political prisoners in the end of 2013.